01 Identity
Registration and reporting
- Registration status
- Registered
- Reporting status
- Submission Received
- Charity type
- Charitable company
- Registered
- 30 March 2006
- Removed
- Not supplied
- Company number supplied
- 01872218
- Financial period
- 1 January 2025 – 31 December 2025
- Latest income
- £2,024,234
- Latest expenditure
- £2,083,670
- Gift Aid
- No
- Owns or uses land
- Yes
- In administration
- No
- Insolvent
- No
- CIO
- No
Public contact address: LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION UNIT, 3RD FLOOR, 251 PENTONVILLE ROAD, ISLINGTON, LONDON
Website recorded by the regulator: www.lgiu.org.uk (displayed as text)
02 Activities
What the charity does
The LGIU provides a range of services including:* A policy briefing service on topics relevant to local democracy* A daily news service* Publications on local government* Events and seminars* Learning and development activities* Research and advice
03 Official extract
Charity Annual Return History
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Date Annual Return Received
- 14 October 2026
- Date Accounts Received
- 22 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,024,234
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,083,670
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Date Annual Return Received
- 24 October 2025
- Date Accounts Received
- 29 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,937,424
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,107,474
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Date Annual Return Received
- 30 October 2024
- Date Accounts Received
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,956,826
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,981,094
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Date Annual Return Received
- 31 October 2023
- Date Accounts Received
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,866,145
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,839,576
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Reporting Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Date Annual Return Received
- 13 October 2022
- Date Accounts Received
- 13 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,836,615
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,688,642
04 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Parta
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2026
- Total Gross Income
- £2,024,234
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,083,670
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 70001 80000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 October 2025
- Total Gross Income
- £1,937,424
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £2,107,474
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 110001 120000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 140001 150000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Total Gross Income
- £1,956,826
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,981,094
- Grant Making Is Main Activity
- No
- Count Govt Contracts
- 0
- Count Govt Grants
- £0
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- No
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- No
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 100001 110000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Total Gross Income
- £1,866,145
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,839,576
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2022
- Total Gross Income
- £1,836,615
- Total Gross Expenditure
- £1,688,642
- Charity Raises Funds From Public
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Contracts
- No
- Charity Receives Govt Funding Grants
- No
- Charity Has Trading Subsidiary
- Yes
- Trustee Also Director Of Subsidiary
- Yes
- Does Trustee Receive Any Benefit
- Yes
- Trustee Payments Acting As Trustee
- Yes
- Trustee Receives Payments Services
- No
- Trustee Receives Other Benefit
- No
- Trustee Resigned Employment
- No
- Employees Salary Over 60k
- Yes
- Count Salary Band 60001 70000
- 2
- Count Salary Band 120001 130000
- 1
- Count Salary Band 150001 200000
- 1
- Count Volunteers
- 0
05 Official extract
Charity Annual Return Partb
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- Yes
- Fin Period Order Number
- 1
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR25
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2025
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2025
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2026
- Ar Received Date
- 14 October 2026
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1999884
- Income Investments
- 24350
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 2024234
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,083,670
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2083670
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 24916
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 748754
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 14118
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -243000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £593,195
- Assets Total Fixed
- 58657
- Assets Own Use
- 58657
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,063,588
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £529,050
- Assets Current Investment
- 329398
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £593,195
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 529050
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £414,454
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 580736
- Funds Restricted
- 12459
- Funds Total
- 593195
- Count Employees
- 16
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 2
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR24
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2024
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2024
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2025
- Ar Received Date
- 24 October 2025
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1904053
- Income Investments
- 33371
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1937424
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £2,107,474
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 2107474
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 23202
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 1052900
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 26135
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -98000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £652,631
- Assets Total Fixed
- 10339
- Assets Own Use
- 10339
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,199,042
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £556,750
- Assets Current Investment
- 113076
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £652,631
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 556750
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £885,515
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 403263
- Funds Restricted
- 249368
- Funds Total
- 652631
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 3
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR23
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2023
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2023
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2024
- Ar Received Date
- 30 October 2024
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1923617
- Income Investments
- 33209
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1956826
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,981,094
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1981094
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 25384
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 880438
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 35447
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- -161000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £822,681
- Assets Total Fixed
- 35510
- Assets Own Use
- 35510
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,066,689
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £279,518
- Assets Current Investment
- 330152
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £822,681
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 279518
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £608,453
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 682217
- Funds Restricted
- 140464
- Funds Total
- 822681
- Count Employees
- 18
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 4
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR22
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2022
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2022
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2023
- Ar Received Date
- 31 October 2023
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1863848
- Income Investments
- 2297
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1866145
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,839,576
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1839576
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 26413
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 866324
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 32175
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 3474000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £846,949
- Assets Total Fixed
- 68798
- Assets Own Use
- 68798
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- 0
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,389,756
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £611,605
- Assets Current Investment
- 497647
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- £846,949
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 611605
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £580,504
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- 777369
- Funds Restricted
- 69580
- Funds Total
- 846949
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
- Latest Fin Period Submitted Ind
- No
- Fin Period Order Number
- 5
- Ar Cycle Reference
- AR21
- Fin Period Start Date
- 1 January 2021
- Fin Period End Date
- 31 December 2021
- Ar Due Date
- 31 October 2022
- Ar Received Date
- 13 October 2022
- Income Donations And Legacies
- 0
- Income Other Trading Activities
- 0
- Income Charitable Activities
- 1836487
- Income Investments
- 128
- Income Other
- 0
- Income Total Income And Endowments
- 1836615
- Income Legacies
- 0
- Income Endowments
- 0
- Expenditure Raising Funds
- £0
- Expenditure Charitable Expenditure
- £1,688,642
- Expenditure Other
- 0
- Expenditure Total
- 1688642
- Expenditure Investment Management
- 0
- Expenditure Grants Institution
- 0
- Expenditure Governance
- 22438
- Expenditure Support Costs
- 679178
- Expenditure Depreciation
- 23649
- Gain Loss Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Pension Fund
- 1811000
- Gain Loss Revaluation Fixed Investment
- 0
- Gain Loss Other
- 0
- Reserves
- £780,329
- Assets Total Fixed
- 54664
- Assets Own Use
- 54664
- Assets Long Term Investment
- 0
- Defined Benefit Pension Scheme
- -3352000
- Assets Other Assets
- £1,215,102
- Assets Total Liabilities
- £449,386
- Assets Current Investment
- 492847
- Assets Total Assets And Liabilities
- −£2,531,620
- Creditors One Year Total Current
- 449386
- Creditors Falling Due After One Year
- 0
- Assets Cash
- £656,114
- Funds Endowment
- 0
- Funds Unrestricted
- -2571671
- Funds Restricted
- 40051
- Funds Total
- -2531620
- Count Employees
- 19
- Consolidated Accounts
- Yes
06 Official extract
Charity Area Of Operation
- Geographic Area Type
- Region
- Geographic Area Description
- Throughout England
- Welsh Ind
- No
- Geographic Area Type
- Country
- Geographic Area Description
- Scotland
- Parent Geographic Area Type
- Continent
- Parent Geographic Area Description
- Europe
- Welsh Ind
- No
07 Official extract
Charity Classification
- Classification Code
- 307
- Classification Type
- How
- Classification Description
- Provides Advocacy/advice/information
- Classification Code
- 102
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Education/training
- Classification Code
- 206
- Classification Type
- Who
- Classification Description
- Other Defined Groups
- Classification Code
- 117
- Classification Type
- What
- Classification Description
- Other Charitable Purposes
08 Official extract
Charity Event History
- Charity Name
- LOCAL INFORMATION UNIT LIMITED
- Charity Event Order
- 1
- Event Type
- Standard registration
- Date Of Event
- 2006-03-30T00:00:00
09 Official extract
Charity Governing Document
- Governing Document Description
- MEMORANDUM AND ARTICLES INCORPORATED 29/11/2005AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 14/07/2009AS AMENDED BY SPECIAL RESOLUTION(S) DATED 09/11/2013
- Charitable Objects
- THE PROMOTION FOR THE PUBLIC GOOD OF EFFICIENT PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT BY THE PROVISION OF INFORMATION, ADVICE, RESEARCH AND TRAINING AND THE PUBLICATION OF RESEARCH.
- Area Of Benefit
- NOT DEFINED. IN PRACTICE NATIONAL.
10 Official extract
Charity Other Names
- Charity Name Id
- 365832
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT INFORMATION UNIT
- Charity Name Id
- 365815
- Charity Name Type
- Working name
- Charity Name
- LGIU
11 Official extract
Charity Policy
- Policy Name
- Bullying and harassment policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee expenses policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Risk management
- Policy Name
- Internal risk management policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Conflicting interests
- Policy Name
- Internal charity financial controls policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Trustee conflicts of interest policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints handling
- Policy Name
- Serious incident reporting policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Social media policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Financial reserves policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Investing charity funds policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Complaints policy and procedures
- Policy Name
- Paying staff